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Frankism is a Sabbatean religious movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, [1] created in Podolia, named after its founder, Jacob Frank. Frank completely rejected Jewish norms, preaching to his followers that they were obligated to transgress moral boundaries.
Concurrently, anti-Sabbatean literature emerged, leading to a notable dispute between Rabbi Jacob Emden (Ya'avetz) and Jonathan Eybeschuetz. Additionally, a successor movement known as Frankism, led by Jacob Frank, began in Eastern Europe during this century. [4]
Jacob Frank is believed to have been born as Jakub Lejbowicz [6] to a Jewish family in Korołówka, in Podolia of Eastern Poland (now in Ukraine), in about 1726.The Polish historian Gaudenty Pikulski affirmed that Frank was born in Buchach [9] and Agnon even showed the house where he was born was located on Korołówka street in Buchach. [10]
Sabbatai Zevi [a] (August 1, 1626 – c. September 17, 1676) [1] was an Ottoman Jewish mystic, and ordained rabbi from Smyrna (now İzmir, Turkey). [2] [3] His family origins may have been Ashkenazi or Spanish.
Frankists (Judaism), a Sabbatean sect of the 18th and 19th centuries, followers of Jacob Frank Frankists (Croatia) , a Croatian political grouping of the 20th century, followers of Josip Frank Topics referred to by the same term
[2] [3] Earlier, some had thought (following R' Yaakov Emden) that the author of Hemdat Yamim, including its customs, was Nathan of Gaza or another, later, Sabbatean author. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In Orthodox Judaism there was a vociferous disagreement regarding whether the book was Sabbatean.
Outwardly Muslims and secretly Sabbatean Jews, the Dönme observed Muslim holidays like Ramadan but also kept Shabbat, practiced brit milah, and celebrated Jewish holidays. [4] Much of Dönme ritual was a combination of various elements of Kabbalah, Sabbateanism, Jewish traditional law and Sufism. [21] Dönme liturgy evolved as the sect grew ...
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